This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1930
Page
6
A crowded Patoka weekend list shows Clinton’s A L Vallow and Bill Kaelin visiting, many calls from Newark and Decatur, plus travel from Chicago and St. Louis. The week also notes deaths of Mrs Letha Wasem and hospital update on Marcus Cox after appendicitis surgery in Cent ral ia.
Anna Henry of Shobonier visited with the Ed Anderson family Friday. Mrs. Ed Anderson of Patoka hosted. Miss Viola Thalman of Van visited the Thalman family. Miss Dorothy Wasem visited relatives in Decatur. Miss Florence Cain spent Sunday in Terre Haute with Rubye Wasem. Frank Miller of St Elmo was a Patoka visitor Wednesday.
A card of thanks from Ed Kidder thanks visitors and letter writers during his hospital stay in Decatur. An ice cream supper is planned at the Fairman Baptist Churchyard Saturday night July 26 to benefit the Sunday School.
J R Carter thanks neighbors and friends for helping extinguish a blaze that consumed about 20 acres of his meadow and endangered the farm. He offers a $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for setting the fire.
Nesl Walker son of T P Walker and wife of Pateka has lived in DuQuoin Illinois for years and worked for Central Union Telephone Company as trouble shooter. He has been appointed General Manager of the DuQuoin District effective immediately with a handsome salary increase. Neal is described as an honest energetic boy and is expected to perform well in the new role.
Billie Thalman son of Mr and Mrs A W Thalman was bitten on both arms while playing with a neighbor's dog in the Leslie Thalman home yard. The dog was shot and its head sent to Springfield for rabies testing, which showed no rabies.
A parade of guests and relatives visits Vernon and nearby towns. Dan Foley and family from Harringen Texas with relations of Mrs Wade and Purdy travel to see kin. Dozens of reunions include Meador families from Decatur and Di vernon, Tillman party from Cincinnati, Doolen relatives, and others from Detroit Pontiac and Champaign. Several attend funerals in the area and medical notes mention Marcus Cox recovering from appendicitis in Centralia.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 00 a m. Sister Pearl Clark from Miami Florida will preach at 11 00 a m. She previously led a revival here and is now conducting a tent meeting at Vandalia. Attend Sunday morning July 27 at 11:00.
Fragments describe multiple visits across Sandoval area households. Florence Deadmond stayed with sister Allie McClelland. Day family from Sands oval visited grandparents Rev. Day. Ethel Austin and daughters joined Maude Austin. Edna Day and Dorothy visited Odin. Will Carter family hosted, baby born to Holtgiaw and Stella Meridith hosted by Jacksons.
Dr Harry Woodburn Chase assumes duties as the sixth president of the University of Illinois, succeeding Dr David Kinley who led the institution for ten years after a 37 year association with the school.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.